Diocese of Uberlandia
| Diocese of Uberlandia | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Uberaba |
| Diocesan bishop | Paulo Francisco Machado |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 13,784 km² |
| Parishes | 46 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 937,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 692.930 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 74% |
| Diocesan priest | 59 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,042 |
| Permanent deacons | 44 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 15 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 50 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Santa Terezinha |
| Website | elodafe.com.br |
The Diocese of Uberlândia ( Latin Dioecesis Fertiliensis , Portuguese Diocese de Uberlândia ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Uberlândia in the state of Minas Gerais .
history
The Diocese of Uberlândia was founded on July 22nd, 1961 by Pope John XXIII. Erected from the cession of territory by the Diocese of Uberaba . On October 16, 1982, the Diocese of Uberlândia gave parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Ituiutaba .
It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Uberaba as a suffragan .
Bishops of Uberlândia
- Almir Marques Ferreira , 1961-1977
- Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar OP , 1978-1992
- José Alberto Moura CSS , 1992–2007, then Archbishop of Montes Claros
- Paulo Francisco Machado , since 2008